Harry Potter - Themes Trivia

1. Belleballon Academy of Magic in France joined Durmstrang Institute and the host school, Hogwarts, for the Triwizard Tournament. Belleballon is not quite the name of the French magical school. What is the correct name?

From Quiz Harry Potter Nonsense

Answer: Beauxbatons

Beauxbatons is the correct name for the French Academy of Magic in question. The term 'beaux batons' translates from French literally as 'beautiful sticks', perhaps referring to the wands used by the aspiring wizarding students attending the school. Nicolas Flamel, the famous alchemist who discovered the Philosopher's Stone, is one of Beauxbatons' most illustrious former students. When Beauxbatons visited Hogwarts, Fleur Delacour was the student representing the French school in the Triwizard Tournament. Fleur once noted that the food served at Beauxbatons was superb, and Wood Nymphs serenaded students as they dined at the academy.

From Quiz Harry Potter and the Christmas Present Failures

Answer: A 50-pence piece

The Dursleys clearly never made much of Harry at Christmas, preferring to shower affection on their exceedingly spoiled son Dudley, so Harry is far from surprised at this meagre offering. However, Ron is fascinated by the 50-pence piece, especially its shape. Harry is much amused by this, and offers the 50-pence piece to Ron to keep. At least Harry's other Christmas presents that year were much better! He received a wooden flute from Hagrid and a box of Chocolate Frogs from Hermione. Harry's first Christmas at Hogwarts is also the Christmas he receives his Invisibility Cloak, which we eventually discover was given to him by Dumbledore, who had borrowed it from Harry's father, James.

From Quiz Harry Potter Wands

Answer: Holly

When Harry buys his wand in "Sorcerer's Stone", Ollivander states that it is made of holly. Holly is sometimes said to repel evil--its name stems from the word "holy."

From Quiz "Harry Potter": Not Who You Think!

Answer: Sirius

This was briefly mentioned in "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's (Philosopher's) Stone", but the full story came out in "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban", when Hagrid wailingly described his encounter with Sirius just after the Potters' deaths.

From Quiz Harry Potter: What's the Difference?

Answer: Vincent Crabbe

In the book it is Crabbe that cast the fiendfyre and dies because of it, but in the film Goyle dies.

From Quiz Harry Potter Candy

Answer: Cockroach Cluster

Not knowing the password for the gargoyle because it had changed since the last time he was there, Harry started randomly shouting different candy names at it in frustration. He was surprised to find that it was cockroach cluster, then saying that he was "only kidding".

From Quiz Harry Potter: Herbology

Answer: Mandrake

Mandrake is also known as mandragora. Hermione says this in her second year and earns ten points for Gryffindor from Professor Sprout! Go Hermione!

From Quiz Harry Potter Birthday Party

Answer: A coat hanger

The coat hanger was an all time high, because in the past they had not bothered to even give Harry anything. They viewed Harry as disgusting, ugly, weird, and not one of "Their Kind". Kind of puts a spotlight on that sweater or sewing kit you got, doesn't it?

From Quiz Wands of Harry Potter

Answer: Lucius Malfoy

Before the Battle of Little Whinging, Voldemort borrowed...actually, he stole it from Lucius.

From Quiz Magical Locations

Answer: Purge and Dowse, Ltd.

Unlike places like the Leaky Cauldron for instance, St Mungo's is visible to muggles. However, they only see the abandoned department store and believe the sign on the door, that the store is "Closed for Refurbishment".

From Quiz The Colourful World of Harry Potter

Answer: scarlet and gold

The Gryffindor crest shows a golden lion set against a scarlet (red) field (background). The colours yellow and black are associated with Hufflepuff, and blue and bronze are the colours for Ravenclaw. Green and silver are of course the colours for Slytherin House. Harry didn't want to be sorted into Slytherin, and his thoughts were picked up by the Sorting Hat, which placed him in Gryffindor instead. Professor McGonagall is Head of Gryffindor House.

From Quiz Books in the Magical World

Answer: Wilbert Slinkhard

Adalbert Waffling wrote the school textbook, "Magical Theory". Wilkie Twycross was the apparition instructor in 1996/1997. Miranda Goshawk wrote the "Standard Book of Spells" series.

From Quiz Wands in "Harry Potter"

Answer: Willow, 10 1/4", swishy, nice wand for charm work

When Harry comes into Ollivander's to buy his wand, Mr. Ollivander tells Harry that it seems like just the other day that Harry's mother was in buying her first wand.

From Quiz Birthdays in "Harry Potter"

Answer: James Potter

James is Harry's father who was killed by Lord Voldermort. James's date of birth is written on the grave stone when Harry and Hermione visit the graveyard at Godric's Hollow in "The Deathly Hallows".

From Quiz More Wizarding Proverbs and Phrases

Answer: Dungheap & Dung heap

According to Rita Skeeter, Aberforth Dumbledore was just the tip of the dung heap, regarding the "murky past" of his brother Albus.

From Quiz Proverbs and Sayings in the Potter Universe

Answer: Yanked Moody's wand

In the seventh book, when Moody and the others were at the Dursley residence to evacuate Harry to a safer place, Fred pretended to be his twin George, when both of them were supposed to be pretending to be Harry with the help of Polyjuice Potion. Moody certainly was not impressed.

From Quiz All Around Hogsmeade

Answer: Hog's Head

The Hog's Head is not as popular with students as the Three Broomsticks is. It is very unclean. In "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" people apparated into the Hog's Head to get to Hogwarts for the battle. There is a portrait of Aberforth's sister, Ariana. This is a passageway to Hogwarts. This question was written by NessieR

From Quiz Who Killed Who in "Harry Potter"?

Answer: Voldemort

Voldemort killed James and Lily Potter on October 31 1981. Sybil Trelawney made a prophecy to Albus Dumbledore that a boy born at the end of July would be a match for Voldemort. This could have either referred to Neville Longbottom or Harry Potter. Voldemort thought it meant Harry. He went to the Potters' house and intended killing Harry. James told Lily to run with Harry. Voldemort killed him first. Then, he went upstairs. He told Lily to move out of the way. She wouldn't move out of the way. Voldemort told her if she moved out of the way he would spare her life. She begged him to kill her instead. He got angry and killed Lily. He tried to kill Harry, but his curse rebounded. Voldemort was destroyed and Harry became a hero. Harry was only one year old at the time.

From Quiz Books in the Magical World of "Harry Potter"

Answer: Bathilda Bagshot

Bathilda Bagshot lived in Godric's Hollow, the same village where Harry's parents lived. She was killed by either Voldemort or his Death Eaters.

From Quiz Harry Potter: The Death Eaters

Answer: Wormtail

The four were also known as Remus Lupin, Peter Pettigrew, Sirius Black and James Potter, Harry's father. Their nicknames came from the different animals they could turn into, except for Lupin, who was a werewolf and therefore afraid of the moon. Peter was the traitor, and he stayed as a rat for twelve years as the rat of Ron Weasley. Ron was shocked when he realised what his rat was.

From Quiz Harry Potter - Wand Laws

Answer: The wand chooses the wizard.

Mr. Ollivander tells Harry that the wand chooses the wizard when he first meets him in his shop in Diagon Alley (Book 1). This law is reiterated in Book 7 when Harry questions Mr. Ollivander about his discussion about wands with Voldemort.

From Quiz Horcruxes....

Answer: Diary, Ring, Locket, Cup, Diadem, Harry, Nagini

The first horcrux destroyed is Tom Riddle's diary. The second destroyed is Marvolo Gaunt's ring. The locket is destroyed next and then the cup is destroyed. Rowena Ravenclaw's diadem is the fifth horcrux destroyed and Voldemort's soul in Harry was the next one to be destroyed. The seventh and final horcrux which was destroyed is Nagini, Voldemort's snake.

From Quiz When Harry Met.... (part 3)

Answer: Hogwarts Express

Although in the movie version, he meets her outside the station, in the book 'Order of the Phoenix' he is introduced to "Loonie" on the train by Ginny.

From Quiz The Sweets (candy) of Harry Potter

Answer: The Prisoner of Azkaban

He sees it on the Marauders' Map, which is given to him by Fred and George Weasley.

From Quiz Educational Decree Number...?

Answer: 25

This decree gave Dolores Umbridge much more control at the school. She could not only give any punishment she wanted, but she could also change punishments given out by other teachers. Through this decree, she was able to kick Harry off of the Gryffindor quidditch team even though McGonagall only wished to give him detentions.

From Quiz When Harry Met.... (part 2)

Answer: Flourish and Blotts

Lockhart is signing copies of his autobiography "Magical Me" when Harry and the Weasleys go into the bookstore to get their books for Hogwarts, which happens to be mostly Lockhart's own books.

From Quiz When Harry Met....?

Answer: King's Cross Station

Harry meets Ron between platforms 9 and 10 at King's Cross station before learning how to get to Platform 9 3/4.

From Quiz Off the Wall About Diagon & Knockturn Alley

Answer: Hunger

Luckily for Professor Quirrell, he had Voldemort's dark powers on his side to help him escape unharmed.

From Quiz Harry Potter Cover Art - USA Edition

Answer: "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets"

The beautiful red bird is Fawkes, Dumbledore's phoenix, who is helping Harry as he ventures into the Chamber of Secrets to save Ginny from the clutches of Tom Riddle.

From Quiz "Harry Potter" Analogies

Answer: Bespectacled beetle

Rita was getting all the info for the paper by spying as a beetle. She was caught by Hermione in the hospital wing on the windowsill after the third task.

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